The Music Of Mindanao

• the most dominant instrument of mindanao instrumental music


  the gong
• palabunibunyan


  an ensemble of instruments composed mostly of gongs
• for what purpose is the palabunibunyan?


  merrymaking; therefore not plated during death, calamity, and ramadan
• kulintang


  consists of 8 gongs of graduated sizes placed in a row. it is played by striking the bosses or knot of the gongs with two wooden sticks
• dabakan


  hourglass, conical, or goblet shaped wooden drum covered with animal skin
• babandil


  small suspended gong played on its rim; the timekeeper of the ensemble
• agung


  it consists of two wide-rimmed, kettle-shaped gongs.
• gandingan


  It is also known as "talking gongs" consisting of four suspended gongs with narrow rims
• gamelan


  traditional percussion orchestra of bali and java
• kudyapi


  lute instrument with two strings carved from wood in a boat-like shape
• kudlung


  Has a measurement of 118 cm or 4 ft. long and 10.5 cm or around 4 in. wide.
• sitar


  is a hindi word derived from persian "sih" and "tar", meaning three strings, becoming popular through ravi shankar
• kubing


  a jaw harp, considered a speaking instrument and is used in courtship.
• kagul


  bamboo scraper gong that has a jagged edge in one side and played with two beaters
• luntang


  maguindanaon xylophone with 5 horizontal logs hung in ascending order by pitch and struck vertically
• gabbang


  bamboo xylophone of the muslims of sulu, trapezoidal in shape and varies in number of bars
• gandang


  double headed cylindrical drum
• suling


  smallest bamboo flute of the maguindanaon; only one classified as a ring flute
• sahunay


  pipe instrument with six finger holes